Ruto defends Broad-based coalition, calls for unity ahead of 2027

President William Ruto has defended the broad-based government coalition, urging leaders from the different political formations to embrace unity and tolerance as they work together ahead of the next General Election.

Ruto said Kenya has successfully operated political coalitions before, arguing that the current broad-based arrangement should not be viewed as an unusual or impossible political experiment.

“Azimio was a coalition, Kenya Kwanza was a coalition. What is the problem? Broad-based coalition, will it be different? Will it be a miracle?” Ruto posed.

Speaking during the broad-based government meeting, the President challenged leaders to draw lessons from previous political alliances and agree on how they will work together despite their different political backgrounds.

“We shall just do it the way we have been doing and agree on how we are going to work together,” he said.

Ruto acknowledged that sustaining a coalition requires compromise and urged members of the broad-based government to accommodate one another rather than allow political differences to undermine their partnership.

“I ask you with humility, bear with one another. We must bear with one another,” he said.